Typewriting machine



Feb. 5, 1929.

A. G. F. KUROWSKI TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed Mafch 11, 1927 y A/ffiy Patented Feb. 5, 1929.

UNETED STATES mane PATENT oFFicE.

ALFRED G, F. KUROWSKI, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO UNDERWOOD ELLIOTT FISHER COMPANY, OF NEW YOEZL N. Y., A GOEFORATION OF DELAWARE.

TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

Application filed March 11, 1927. Serial No. 174,452.

5 'lrequently strike against the nor edge ot i'fif t in readied. area. it

the card-holder due to the an ly locating the opening of r is therefore lltttt 5 cases. for the operator to hunt and be aiouud llllifl. the card is prop rly guided into the holder An object. oi my invention is to pro.'ide means for 'l'acilitatiug the insertion f cards: :id to attain that rwultl have provided a Ql'O H'O in the platen at the opening to the cardholder. thus considerahl enlar; the opening tor the insertion ot the ca lvhen typing; on a card 11: ing a series of columns printed thereon, it is d si ed that the typing be properly spaced withi the cohuuns.

20 This is especially important in e: il unins which are just wide enough to receive one typed letter or numeral. To overcome this diiliculty, a side-edge gage is provided, which is adjusta hly mounted on the platein therehy e aiding 20 the card to be positioned accurately.

Other features and advantages will here inafter appear.

In the accompanyingg drawings,

Figure 1 is aperspective view of my cardholder mounted in operative position on a platen.

Figure 2 is, a perspective riew showing details of the adjustahle pag and the e holder.

35 l igz'ure 3 is a side view showing: an insert.-

platen (l. and is undercut on the upper inner side. thus providing a space hetween the plate and the platen. and also a ledge 9. upon which the inserted card may rest. The platen 6 is W gouged out near the upper edge of plate 1 to form a peripheral groove 3. which extends longitudinally of the platen and is parallel to the upper edge 11 of the plate 1. It will be seen that the groove 3 provides an enlarged opening for the card-holder; and a card 10,

while being inserted. will not strike against the upper edge 11 of the card-holder, as frequently happens when inserting a card in the restricted opening ordinari v presented.

At an upper corner of the cardholder. I provide a gage et, which is formed trom a piece of metal of the same thickness as the metal plate of the card-holder. and undercut to match the undercut of the card-holder plate, thus providing a surface 7 upon which the undercut part at plate 1 rests. and a ledge l2 which rests upon the upper edge 11 of the plate 1, the undercut parts being proportioned so that the outermost surtaces of the gage and the card-holder plate will he flush.

The upper portion of the gage 4 has an elrmgrated aperture 8 to receive the screws for adjustahly nnninting the gage on the platen. The aperture 8 is countersunk so that the heads of screws 5 will he flush with the outer surface of the gage.

The upper edge of the gage and the lower edge of the card-holder strip are heveled to favor easy passage over the feed-rolls 13, 14

In operation, the card 10 (see Figure 4), to he inserted in the card-holder moved downwardly with the lower edge against the platen until the groove 3 is reached, and the upper edge 11 ot the plate 1 has heen passed The lower edge of the card is then moved forardly until it contacts with the inner surt'ace of plate 1. and is then n'ioved downwardly until it rests upon the ledge 9. Simultaneously with the insertion of the card it may he laterally positioned by guiding an edge against the gage 4. The platen is then rotated rear "ardly in order that the card may he gripped hy the teed-rolls 13. 14: and to position the card for the first line of typing.

Should he desir d to type in a narrow eohnnn. such as column 15 (see Figure ll. which may he not great r than a letter-spare in width. the gage 4' may he need. and it Wt'tftsary it may l e slightly adjusted on the platen. and the ard laterally positioned thereby so that a typed letter or numeral will fall properly within the horder lines of the narrow column. The gage enahles the use of cards of ditt'erent sizes which have a series of columns printed thereon. The columns are usually so proportioned that it is only necessary to adjust the gage for one column in order to properly position all of the columns on the card.

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Variations may be I'BSOItQd to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my inventhin, I claim:

1. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a revoluhle platen and a card-holder consiating ot a metal plate curved to lit the platen and having: the upper portion of its inner surface cut out so as to rovide a pocket for holding a card, the platen having a longitudinal groove opposite and parallel to l upper edge or" the metal plate to 'l'aeilit: te t insertion of a card in the porltm, and lliljibiltllllk' mounted on said platen at 2 per cornea ot' d card-holder to later: position the card tiring ineerted.

in a typewriting machine, the comhina tion with a I'QYOllllJlQ platen and a card-holding' device Iixedlv mounted on said platen, of a for latera l poaitioning rarde, Slllil age conxhtin (i a metal plate h:i\ ing a orion for engagement with the card-holder, and being provided with an aperture extending leugthwine ot' the gage to receive -tlt\\$-1 for mounting the gone on the platen for adjustment longitudinally of the em d-holder.

3. In a typewritin machine, the comhi tion with a revoluhle platen and a card-hold ing device fixedly mounted on the platen, t. gage for late ally positioning cards, Said ga e consisting of a metal plate curved to fit t platen and having a portion overlapping a portion of the card-holder, aid having an elongated slot Xtcnding longitudinally of the platen to receive means for mounting the gage on the platen for adjustment longitudinally of the card-holder.

4. In a typew 'iting machine, the comhination of a revoluhle platen and a card-holding device mounted on said platen, said device conr-irting: of a metal plate curved to lit the platen and having: the upper portion of its inner surface undercut throug'liout its; length to provide a space between the plate and the platen, a ledge upon which an inserted card may rest, and a gage for positioning the card l1iugzzitudinall; of the card-holder adjacnt one end of said undercut portion adjustahly mounted longitudinally thereof.

In a typewriting machine, the comhinw ltmgitwliual. metal plate curved to fit the platen and hi vine an undercut portion or receiving and holding a and thereon, ot a gage-device consisting a metal plate having the same tliitlUlFHr and curvature as the card-holder, and 2 match the undercut portion of th card-noldrte upon vlych said portion of the din; plate rmts with the edge formed at the extrnaiou on the gage-plate .rtstiilg' on the upper edgeof the cardhoiding ate, \vhereh v the outermost r: rt'rccs of the a e and the card-holder will )e tluah, and

in extending portion to p i c a l means for retaining; said gage n a fixed position on the platen with respect to the ardholder.

In a typewr tino machine, the comhination with a revoluhle platen l'iaving a cardholding device secured thereto consisting of a longitudinal metal plate curved to tit the platen and having an undercut portion for receiving and holding a card thereon, of a Qapedevice consisting; of a metal plate havr.; the same thickness and cur ature as the .-holder, and an extendingportion to .eh the undercut portion of the card-holding plate upon which Said portion of the cardliolilintg plate rests with the ledge formed at the erteneion on the Qtl-lllt1t0 resting on the upper edge of the card-holding: plate, whereby the outermost SlllfllCti-B of the b and the a d-holder will he fluah and the device may he moved long itudinall alon n; (ward-healer for positioning a card in a longitudinallv adjusted position with respect: to the 'arddiolder and the lettenspace positions of the platen, and means for retaining to gage in a lined adjusted position on the platen with respect to he card-holder.

ALFRED G. F. KUROl SKI. 

